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El Paso Times from El Paso, Texas • 9

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I) DIAL 532-1661 THE FI. PA-O TIM'- EI I'aso's NY -paper Wednesday, September 27, Want Ad Dept. 5J2-1971 Page 9-A South El Paso Residents Meet Over Urban Renewal Question Federal Payroll Checks Taken In Chamizal Offiee Burslciry 'Wns Boards which quoted Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George Romney as saying basic approaches to providing adequate housing iOw-income families strict code enforcements, rehabilitation, and federal subsidies have had disappointing results. Adams said earlier Monday, "The city now has the power to carry out code enforcement, but the people would have to upgrade their residence without federal assistance." He said primary target of the NDP program was the second ward. If Urban Renewal is passed in November, he said, the San Juan area will not be affected for at least three years.

researching the project for the Civic Community, cited statistics which he said showed resui's of Urban Renewal to be undesireabie. Quoting from a book by J. Alien William "The Effects of Urban Renewal on a Black Commumly," he said "18.7 per cent of former home owners have become tenants." Rincon then showed a report by the EI Puso CRP which contained results of a similar project relating to the Chami-zal relocation program. The report stated that both before and after the relocation project, 32 families resided in sub standard dwellings. He also showed a report in a publication of the National Association of Real Estate ransacked and inventory was bem; taken to determine what had been taken.

Entry was by breaking a window. A small camper trailer bein-r used as a temporary office by Dollar-A-Day Car Rental. 1515 Airway, was ransacked but nothing taken. In auto burglaries, a color television set. a briefcase and a small calculator were taken from a car parked in the YMCA parking lot at 700 E.

Rio Grande, entered bv slipwire. A tape deck and 15 LP albums were included in the loot taken from a car in the 7000 block of Alameda. A door lock was forced forcentry. Tools valued at $200 were taken from a vehicle at 3219 Shetland Tools comprised the loot from a pickup truck in the 200 block of S. Oregon.

Alderman Hector Bencnmo, candidate f-r mavor. told pore thar; lift oersons Monday irght the San Juan Civic Center that "as of now no one has been to cor.vir.ce me that urban renewal will help anyone but industries' Urban renewal, scheduled for referendum in November, had been a of concern for residents of San Juan, Thomas Manor and Brentwood Heights areas who described their neighborhoods as "target areas" for the project. Residents expressed belief that urban renewal would result in their being deprived of their homes without adequate compensation. Oscar Fragaso. president of San Juan Community, said the program would give the City power to purchase homes at tax value and resell them to industry.

Tax value is low on the homes and would not provide adequately for relocation, he said. William H. Adams, director of the Community Renewal Program, said residents would get extended benefits from urban renewal. Ismael Rincnn. a San Juan edition resident who has been A battery was taken from 70S S.

Park. At Missouri and Santa Fe a camera was taken and a radio had been loosened in a vehicle entered by slipwire. R. E. McKee, Inc.

Directors OK Zia Merger Directors of Santa Fe Industries, Robert E. McKee and the Zia Co. Tuesday approved terms for the proposed merger of McKee and Zia into wholly-owned subsidiaries of Santa Fe. In a joint announcement by the heads of the companies, C. S.

Marsh, chairman of Santa Fe Industries and C. D. McKee, president of R. E. McKee, and Zia.

Nov. 30 was set for a stockholders' meeting to consider the merger agreement. It will be subject to tax rulings by the Internal Revenue Service and if accepted will become effective next Jan. 16. Under the agreement, each share of McKee common stock may be exchanged for either .542 shares of common stock of Santa Fe or $16.50 in Santa Fe 6.25 per cent subordinated debentures, convertible into common stock until Aug.

1, 19S8. Each share of Zia common stock would be exchanged for either .39 shares of Santa Fe common stock or $11.80 in the subordinated debentures. Building Material Theft Charged More than 53.000 in government payroll checks were taken from the offices of the Chamizal National Park Memorial, operated by the Department of the Interio and located on the sixth floor of the Southwest National Bank Building. Police said entry was gained by forcing a door. The checks and a small amount of money were taken from a filing cabinet.

Federal Bureau Investigation and Secret Service agents are also investigating the case. Other burglaries under investigation by El Paso police Tuesday included: Theft of a dictating machine valued in excess of $300 from Aliviane offices at 7456 Alameda. Medical offices at Paisano Medical Plaza, 5301 Alameda, were ransacked after entry was gained by breaking a window. A cash register box from the building was found in a nearby canal. Police said nothing else appeared to have been taken.

The American Standard offices at 160 N. Piedras were Another Northeast Food Store Robbed Another Northeast El Paso convenience store, the third in a little over 24 hours, was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday. Police said all the robberies appeared to have been pulled by the same gunman. The thug took approximately $50 from clerk Raymond Har-rell after forcing him to lie on the floor. A customer entering the store with his dog.

set the animal loose to give chase to the gunman but the dog returned shortly, sans bandit. The robbery occurred at the Circle Store, 8220 Dyer, shortly after 2 a.m. Two Lower Valley men were arrested by police Tuesday night following the theft of a substantial quantity of building material from a new home under construction in the 1100 block of Lakewood. Juan Ramirez, a guard employed by Mobile Security Service, told police he S' observed two men removing a substantial quantity of plywood sheets from the structure and place it in a pickup truck. When the men saw him they jumped in the vehicle and sped from the scene, but with Ramirez in pursuit.

Ramirez managed to stop the pair after a chase of sveeral blocks. The truck and its cargo of plywood was impounded by police. Named in warrants issued by Justice of the Peace Hector Enriquez and charged with theft over the value of $50, were Barnardo M. Gutierrez, 25, of Socorro, and Carlos Can-delaria, 32, of Clint. PSB Lets Sewer Works Contract A 5414,670 contract for water and sewer installations was awarded Tuesday to Co-Con low bidders, by the Public Service Board.

The figure was well below the estimated S4S6.S92 cost posted by project engineers. The Board called Tor bids on 10.S40 square feet of land near Antonio and Gschwind after Norman G. Haddad, interested in the purchase, requested that the land be put up for sale. Price's Producers, were given a grazing lease on 6,600 acres of PSB land between Highway 54 and the McCombs extension, at 12.5 cents an acre per year, subject to an increase to 15 cents by year-end. Bandy, Manning, Davis Co.

were reappointed as auditors for the PSB for fiscal 1972-73. PARK SPEAKER Julie Nixon Eisenhower, youngest daughter of the President, will be featured speaker and honored guest at Saturday's dedication of the new Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The program will begin at 10 a.m. near the Old Frijole Ranch at Pine Springs, about 100 miles east of El Paso on U.S. Highivay 62-180.

Following dedication of the park visitors will be able to tour areas including McKittrick Canyon beginning at 1:30 p.m. The four highest peaks in the State of Texas, an example of a fossil reef and varied types of flora and fauna are points of interest in the new facility. County Officials Continue Court Docket Investigation STOKES INSURANCE SERVICE 804 N. Kansas 533-1609 RECORD SALES DUE DETROIT U.S. truck sales in 1972 are expected to reach a record 2.5 million, 'compared with 2.1 million in 1971.

Puerto Rico Runs 20 Bank Offices SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico banks. In 1971 they operated This Caribbean island has nine 206 offices, with assets totaling native commercial banks and S3. 4 billion. Twenty years ago two national and two Canadian there were onlv 49 offices. appeared not to mee' requirements of an examining trial, which allow a defendant a "reasonable and adequate" 'time to obtain a lawyer and prepare a defense.

William Knapp Dies Tuesday William Harry Knapp, 61, of Balmorhea, died Tuesday in Pecos, Tex. after a lengthy illness. He was a resident and businessman in Balmorhea for 43 years and moved to El Paso where he was in business for six years prior to retirement. After retirement, he returned to Balmorhea where he served as manager of the Reeves County Irrigation District. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Balmorhea Lion's Club and a veteran of W.W.

II. He is survived by his widow, Lucille. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Methodist Church in Balmorhea. Burial will be in the Balmorhea Cemetery.

Arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. County officials continued their investigation Tuesday into irregularities in the court docket books of Justice of the Peace Al Mestan. Mestan requested the stand-and $4 JP fee for each of the cases in the docket book. However, they drew sharp attention when was found he had apparently taken action in certain cases which were not in his jurisdiction as a JP. The request asked for payment of fees for examining trials which investigating officials say they suspect may never have been held.

County Attorney George N. Rodriguez Jr. has directed County Auditor Willis Sample not to pay the fees on the cases in question which mum-ber, at this point more than 130. Although the docket sheets reflect judgments in felony cases of "guilty" or "not guilty," the JP has no authority to make that judgment. The focus of the investigation at this point has shifted to whether the examining trials listed were held at all.

Many of the hearings, held on teh day of arrest without a defense attorney, have NM Center Completes CAP Progress Study "The plan is a total community plan for dealing with problems of poverty, Taylor said. In addition to the overall county plan, 11 communities throughout the county have their own plans which were put together with the assistance of Ray Chavez of Las Cruces and Larry McConnville of El Paso, NMSU graduate student in education. The seven priorities defined in the plan are community development and services, education and child care, health, nutrition, economic programs, housing and Swcfal To THE EL PASO TIMES LAS CRUCES. The Center for Business Services of the New Mexico State University College of Business Administration and Economics has completed a five-year planning document for the Dona Ana County Community Action Agency. James R.

Taylor, assistant professor of economics at NMSU. was principal investigator of the project. He was assisted by Miss Lou Ann Loomis. planner and management information system specialist for the Community Action Agency. The director of the agency is Pete Garcia.

1 VV 111 jkW Hi i Vital Statistics meda and Margarita over 21, 6611 Alamedo. Donald Walker. 19, 5205 Kodiak. ond Vivian L. w.ener.

17. 5209 Vicero. Francisco J. Tornios. 19.

706 E. Fitth.and Irma I. I a I de, 18, U7 Edith. tx if-- Birth nd A Good 1EDHIR0 Helo You Fi ome 3Iarriage Licences Simon Gronodo 21, 5633 Paradise, ond Maria de los Angeles Ameiquita. 19.

702 Santa Fe. Jose Aauilar. 56- 411 Ocnoa. and Trinidad P. Mosaueda.

48. 411 S. Ochox Sera A. Luao 20. 5711 Macias.

end Mana J. Leaa'reta 19. 5711 Mocias. Ferntxido Alvarez 17. 300 Dodae.

and Julia K. Munoz, 15. 102' i N. Grama. Ramiro Pineda 21, Juarez, and Aminda vadti.

19. "730 Mazatlam. Flihe'to Gomez. 21. 1610 Hawthorne, and Go'e L.

Roller. 16. 161C Hawthorne Arturo vaidesomo, 25. 1967 Haooer a-d Dolores Prieto. 25.

7609 AAoiave. Juan R.vas. 22, 79.4 Hermosilm, and Sand-a M. ae J. Diaz, 19, 9316 Lorenzo.

Jose L. Veaa 20. 507 Kansas, and Gjadaluoe Leal. 15 Juarez Horns Bufford, 23. Eau Claire, and Maria T.

Fiores. 26. 3113 Rivera. Jose A. Hernandez.

19 430 Wenda, and Rosa AA Medrano, 21. 430 Wenda. Israe, Rodriauez. 17. 310 Park, ond Syivia 17.

710 Park. Josech FcMon. ic. Ft. Bliss, ond Mariene F.

C-erach, 19. 9515 Dyer. Josoen Teaaue. 25. Ft.

Bl ss. and Let SPEED TUESDAY Providence Memorial: (MondoI Mr. and Mrs. David Herrera. 7845 Lilac bov; Mr.

and Mrs. Arturo Garcia. 4215 Kemc bov; Mr. and Mrs. Miauel Chavez, 7.37 Sparrow, girl; Mr.

anci Mr5 Frank Burrola, 3400 Evelvn, oirl; Mr and Mrs. Armando Chaoa. 576 Ridae-wood, bov (Tuesday) Mr. and Mr Rodolfo Sontoyo. 1041 Ranaer.

rl; Mr. and Mrs. Isabel Hernandez, 917 Wvo-mioa. airl; Mr. and Mrs.

Juon Guaraa-do. 7880 Trimona, airl. William Beaumont: rnni or Those Pets You Need to Sell! Buss. ufkj mrs. KODfcrr i.

veidt, Ft Qirl; SDec. 5 and Mrs. James A rvmnlp Ft mice nii. Da ui, outru. one Mrs.

Donald E. Chambers. Ft. Bliss, 5 and Adoi- 2) DAYS Konstanza Natamu-a. 1.

5217 onus Rocer I Manuel, over 21. end L. Se over 21 McComos 155. 10550 Mil I. Southwestern General: (Monday) Mr and Mrs.

Ray Torres. 956 Duskin. airl; Mr. and Mrs. Scott w.

Cusoc. 1233 Giles, oov; (Tuesday Mr and Mrs Raymond Anderson, 4923 Royal, qirl. Hotel Dieu: (Monday) Mr. and M's Jesse Unfen, 4020 McKenney, oirl; (Tuesday) Mr. and Mrs.

Pat F. Rourke, x29 Founta n. So; Mr. and v.rs Roue-iio Jimenez. 167 Redford.

M- and Mrs. Brent Parker. 5732 T'ooicona, oirl; Mr. and Mrs Jose Fove-iO, 615 I boy; Mr end Mrs Charles G. Norred.

8412 Mr. Ramer oirl; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stem. 120 Cos-teliano.

bov; Mr and Mrs i eter Braumley, 6704 El Paso Dr boy for 13 words, 7 days, only 52) Taiifti. vine', 19. 4510 A'len ond Pcmeis Huveicit. 18. 4510 Arien.

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